Leonard Albert -Lenny- Kravitz (born May 26; 1964) is an American singer-songwriter; multi-instrumentalist; record producer; and arranger whose -retro- style incorporates elements of rock; soul; funk; reggae; hard rock; psychedelic; folk; and ballads.In addition to singing lead and backing vocals; Kravitz often plays all the guitar; bass; drums; keyboards; and percussion himself when recording. He won the Grammy Award for -Best Male Rock Vocal Performance- four years in a row from 1999 to 2002. He has sold an estimated 32 millions albums worldwide. "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, Mama Said (1991). Released as the album's second single in May 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire. The horn line at the end is actually performed by the Phenix Horns from Earth, Wind & Fire. "That song just came out one day, and I knew it had a classic vibe. And I still love that song very much today", Kravitz said in an interview for VivaMusic.com in 2000.The line is based on a Yogiism, or quotation from.